I said a hey, hey, hey yeah

I said a hey, hey, hey yeah

Well come on everybody take a trip with me

Well down the Mississippi down to New Orleans

The Honey Suckle's bloomin' on the Honey Suckle vine

And love is a blooming there all the time

You know every Southern Bell is a Mississippi Queen

Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans

I said a hey, hey, hey yeah

I said a hey, hey, hey yeah

Well come on everybody take a trip with me

Well down the Mississippi down to New Orleans

Oh well the magnolia blossom fills the air

If you ain't been to heaven then you ain't been there

You got French Moss growing from big oak tree

Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans

I said a hey, hey, hey yeah

I said look out child yeah, yeah, yeah

I said a hey, hey, hey yeah

I said hey